Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2969

Chapter: Regarding Surat Al-Baqarah

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Hadith qudsi Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2969

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ ذَرٍّ، عَنْ يُسَيْعٍ الْكِنْدِيِّ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي قَوْلِهِ ‏:

‏ ‏‏(‏وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ ‏)‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ الدُّعَاءُ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَرَأَ ‏:‏‏‏(‏ وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ ‏)‏ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ ‏(‏ دَاخِرِينَ ‏)‏ ‏.‏

Narrated An-Nu'man bin Bashir:

from the Prophet (ﷺ) regarding Allah's saying: Your Lord said: Invoke Me, I shall respond to you (40:60, it appears that the author intended to apply it to Al-Baqarah 2:186). - he said: "The supplication is the worship." And he recited: 'Your Lord said: Invoke Me, I shall respond to you.' up to His saying: 'in humiliation.'"

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 2969, 3247, 3372), Abu Dawud (No. 1479), Ibn Majah (No. 3828) and Ahmad (No. 17629, 17660, 17665, 17705, 17709).

An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3247

Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( عَنْ ذَرٍّ ) بِفَتْحِ الذَّالِ الْمُعْجَمَةِ وَشِدَّةِ رَاءٍ هُوَ اِبْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمُرْهِبِيُّ بِضَمِّ الْمِيمِ وَسُكُونِ الرَّاءِ ثِقَةٌ عَابِدٌ رُمِيَ بِالْإِرْجَاءِ مِنْ السَّادِسَةِ ( عَنْ يُسَيِّعَ الْكِنْدِيِّ ) قَالَ فِي التَّقْرِيبِ يُسَيِّعُ بْنُ مَعْدَانَ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ الْكُوفِيُّ وَيُقَالُ لَهُ أُسَيِّعُ ثِقَةٌ مِنْ الثَّالِثَةِ اِنْتَهَى. قُلْتُ : يُسَيِّعُ هَذَا بِضَمِّ التَّحْتَانِيَّةِ وَفَتْحِ السِّينِ الْمُهْمَلَةِ مُصَغَّرًا وَيُقَالُ لَهُ أُسَيِّعُ بِضَمِّ الْهَمْزَةِ بَدَلَ التَّحْتَانِيَّةِ. قَوْلُهُ : ( هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ ) أَيْ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ الْحَقِيقِيَّةُ الَّتِي تَسْتَأْهِلُ أَنْ تُسَمَّى عِبَادَةً لِدَلَالَتِهِ عَلَى الْإِقْبَالِ عَلَى اللَ…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2969
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2969
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2969
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf	AuthenticHasan Sahih	The hadith	No. 2969

Other versions

Authentic Hadith qudsi Sunan Abu Dawud 1479

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Supplication (du'a') is itself the worship. (He then recited:) "And your Lord said: Call on Me, I will answer you" (xI.60).

الدُّعَاءُ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ ‏‏{‏ قَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ ‏}‏ ‏"

Narrated by An-Nu‘mān ibn Bashīr

Authentic Hadith qudsi Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3247

Supplication is worship

"Supplication is worship." Then, he recited: {Your Lord says: "Call upon Me; I will respond to you. Those who are too proud to worship Me will enter Hell, utterly debased."} [Surat Ghāfir: 60]

"‏ الدُّعَاءُ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ ‏:‏ ‏‏(‏ وقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِينَ ‏)‏

Narrated by An-Nu‘mān ibn Bashīr Explained

Authentic Hadith qudsi Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3372

The Prophet said: “The supplication, is worship.” Then he recited: And Your Lord said: “Call upon me, I will respond to you. Verily, those who scorn My worship, they will surely enter Hell humiliated."

"‏ الدُّعَاءُ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَرَأََ ‏:‏ ‏‏(‏وقالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِينَ ‏)‏ ‏

Narrated by An-Nu‘mān ibn Bashīr

Authentic Hadith qudsi Sunan Ibn Majah 3828

the Messenger of Allah (saas) said: "Indeed the supplication is the worship." Then he recited: "And your Lord said: Invoke Me, I will respond to you."

"‏ إِنَّ الدُّعَاءَ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ ‏‏{وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ}‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by An-Nu‘mān ibn Bashīr

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 17629